One thing to take into consideration if we meet Lens... Lille are also sharing their ground for Champions League games, and I'm guessing that depending on how the draws pan out if there is a ground class Lille might take preference cos they're CL team.

Doesn't it go on the result between the two teams before goal difference?

In rugby l it is quite common for players (including club captains) to sign contracts for other clubs whilst still at their current one. Even though they're off at the end of the season it doesn't mean they put in any less effort or commitment until their time is up, and this situation is perfectly acceptable to players and fans alike. Lucas is in a similar position (although not signed another contract obviously). Yes he should keep his mouth shut a bit more, but its really not in his interests to play badly is it? I'm sure that if Hughes didn't think he would play his best for Rovers then he wouldn't pick him.

2000/01

1998 is right I do believe. However the 'academy' as we think of it - and i'm talking of the building with all its facilities - was 2000/01 I think. In the meantime they trained and played at qegs playing fields in the summer and trained inside the BRIC during the winter.

One of the problems as far as our academy goes is where Rovers are and the rules. Around us we've got the Liverpool, Everton, Man U, Man City and Crewe academies. All of which we are competing with, and arguably lower down in the choosing order than all of them. I can't think of any English player who turned down one of these teams to come to Rovers. For example McEveley wasn't offered a contract at Everton, then he came to Rovers. Had He been offered an Everton contract it is very doubtful he'd have not signed it to come to Rovers. In the North East Boro are really the only team with a decent academy. I know its a few years since we went up there with danny, but Newcastle played on a local park and had to go sweeping the glass up on the pitch before any one can play, whilst Sunderland played on some windy bog at the side of the sea. So with less teams to compete for good players, Boro are the first choice for players. The other thing is academy rules. Below the age of 16, the player has to be within an hour and a half's drive of the academy - so had Beckham been 14 now he would not have been allowed to sign for Man U. This goes back to the first point, within this hour and a half's drive radius we're competing with the above players. Of course these rules are relaxed when people reach 16/17, but by then all the good english talent is elsewhere.

And of this list: Came through their Academy The rest come through before academies were introduced.

Just seen the free kick on telly now. What on earth was going on with the wall?? It looked as though gally wussed out and moved behind the wall just as the ball was being struck.

I think he moved to Helsingborgs because it is his home town club.

I think he's talking about Charlton

First game this season I'm missing and I'm not happy about it:( Rovers to win 2-1

Maybe you should find someone, trick them into giving you £150 or whatever it is, and drag them with you!!

2-1 to rovers

15th december at 11am

Well it has come from the feyenoord area, whether it was the fans or the police they didn't seem to know. But earlier in the game we did also see the feyenoord fans break through a barrier before being forced back by police. But now we won't know what happens, cos eurosport have decided skiing is more important

The ref has taken the players off at Nancy because tear gas has got onto the pitch. Feyenoord have been very poor and Nancy have pretty much been in control the entire game.

1-0 to Nancy

I don't know if it has been mentioned before, but Nancy v Feyenoord is on Eurosport right now. Feyenoord must be desperate - they're playing van Hooijdonk!

At 11am our time to be precise

15th December I think

Yup I did, it was a shocker. Went a good 2/3 meters over the bar. Was similar to some of the celebrities attempts on Soccer Am!

1-0 to Rovers

I also had to get rid of IE7 but for another issue. I just went into control panel -> add and remove programs, and removed IE7. When I rebooted my computer ie6 was just there

Ergh!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/6155236.stm Neil Warnock says he has no sympathy tho!

B11: No. Saha wasn't even the one who scored. Saha knocked the ball down illegally with his arm and Smith smashed it past Brad from about 10 yards. It wasn't even close to going out of play - that wasn't the contentious issue.